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ARC-1983-A83-0768-1
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About this work
Milky way - This image of the center of our galaxy was produced from observtons made by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS). The infrared telescope carried by IRAS sees through the dust and gas that obscures stars and other objects when viewed by optical telescopes. The bulge in the band is the center of the galaxy. The knots and blobs scattered along the band are giant clouds of interstellar gas and dust heated by nearby stars.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineARC-1983-A83-0768-1. NASA/ARC, 1983-11-09. Public domain. ID: ARC-1983-A83-0768-1.
